I was watching the Doug Walker’s (A.K.A. the Nostalgia Critic, That Guy With the Glasses) Top Ten Movies I Hate But Everyone Else Seems to Like (I meaning he). He had some controversial picks on both sides, but one thing kept coming up that I thought was interesting. There were several movies on the list like Avatar, Cars, Gladiator, With Honors, District 9, and Moulin Rouge. What he remarked upon was how many people keep saying that these movies are original and innovative, when they’re not. I agree, and I thought, is this really a problem? Granted, not everyone knows everything, and the kids who saw Avatar, Cars, and District…
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Alien Boxing in the can
Another shit short story in the can. This one’s about alien boxing, and once again, it sounded a lot better in my head than it did on the paper. I think the devil’s in the details. A lot has to happen before you get to the climax and none of it seems terribly “movement”y. I mean, it’s a boxing match. I’m fudging a lot of details I don’t know, and glossing over the bits I do know for speed’s sake. I wish I knew the formula to these things. The short stories I see are so damn diverse that they feel more like scenes from a novel, or micrscopic glimpses…
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More RFDRs for BHS (and other initials)
Two more requests for RFDRs this weekend (RFDR is Critter talk for I’m willing to suffer through your novel for a load of credits, as opposed to plinking away at the first 2,000-word story I see in the queue each week). This means about 5 or so people will have looked at my novel at varying scopes (that is, if they all complete it). This is a good thing, but it also means I have to suffer through a few of their novels myself. Meantime, got an idea for a short story. Might be writing it after I finish composing the Mermaid Story outline. After that, I’m not sure if…